Re: New Compact Coupe Concept (silverspeedbuggy)

From Jamie himself (my bold):
"Ok here is the deal...
This "New Compact Coupe" Concept will be shown tomorrow (Monday) at the Detroit Auto Show. It is basically what the new Jetta VI/NCS will look like but with only two doors.

Comparing this to the spy shots of the standard Jetta being tested I can see differences in the roofline, rear glass, door handles, etc. The standard Jetta is not simply going to be this car plus two more doors. The coupe has a lower roofline and is tapered more gradually in the back. The differences are small but noticeable.

Re: New Compact Coupe Concept (jamie@vwvortex)

Looks great. I hate sedans myself and am a 5-door girl, but my fiance loves sedans and wants one for his next car. Perhaps in 5-7 years, one of these as an off-lease CPO vehicle would be perfect for him. In Candy White, please!

Re: New Compact Coupe Concept (83Caddy16v)

Wow - very nice - some Audi mixed in with some VW - a better looking A5. [IMG]http://**********************/smile/emthup.gif[/IMG]

Don't know about that nice...
... I will say the best looking Jetta sence the mk2. The dash looks better then the Golf mk6 .... they better put this one into production... unlike some other nice past concepts that never made it. What happened to the Bus... i still want one of them... i would buy one in a hart beat. never happened... instead lets put some VW badges on a Chrysler minivan

Re: New Compact Coupe Concept (phillysteve)

Also......comparing the coupe/sedan photos, it appears that both use the same upper roof, rear window and trunk lid. If that's correct, both the coupe and sedan Jetta VIs will be the same length, which should be slightly larger than a Scion.

There is not much point in comparing the new photos -- if you read the story, you will see that Jamie specifically said it's a Photoshop:

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Based on what we have seen, numerous spy photos and more we have created a fairly accurate digital rendering of what the Jetta VI sedan will look like when it is introduced later this year:

Re: (TWinbrook46636)

......... The coupe has a lower roofline and is tapered more gradually in the back. The differences are small but noticeable.

I invite you to go back to the side views in my page 3 post, take a small ruler, and carefully measure the images of both the coupe and four door sedan Jetta VI versions from point to point. I've done it, and
there are no measureable differences --or, in my opinion, visual ones--between the rooflines. That's a good thing because it will cost VW less to produce both versions, which makes this an easier internal business case for VW.

Re: New Compact Coupe Concept (jamie@vwvortex)

LOVE IT! The new Jetta is going to look fierce guys... I can't imagine what the sporty (if equipped correctly) wagon Jetta/Golf will look like. A mini version of the Audi A4 Avant possibly?
The future for Volkswagen looks gooooood! Let's pray they bring this to the states.